Paper milk-bottle.



PATENTED JULY 5, 1904.

J. G. KIMSEY. PAPER MILK BOTTLF.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 5. laos.

N0 MODEL.

patented July 5, 1904.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

JAMES C. KIMSEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASS'ICNOR TO AMERICAN PAPER BOTTLE COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN- SYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAVARE. i

PAPER MILK-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,474, dated July 5, 1904.

Application filed June 5, 1903. Serial No. 160,236. (No model.)

Be it known that I, JAMES C. Knusnr, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, inthe county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a Paper Milk-Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a paper milk-bottle which can be manufactured and sold at such small cost that the same may be thrown away after being' once used for the purpose of delivering milk.

The paper bottle is designed to take the place of the glass bottles now used for delivering milk, the latter being objectionable in that the same are not always thoroughly washed and being used to deliver milk to different families afford. a means of communicating disease.

Though primarily intended as a receptacle for milk, the application of the bottle or tube is not restricted to this use, for obviously it may be used asa vehicle for all kinds of merchandise, and in some instances may be used in sending articles through the mails.

The invention consists in the particular manner of constructing and applying' the flanged ringby which to provide pliable tongues for holding the disk or closure in place.

The following' specification is a full description of the construction and operation of the device, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings, and what I claim as novel, and desire to fully protect by Letters Patent, is more speciiically set forth in the appended claims. Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a paper bottle or tube constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View. Fig'. 3 is a detail plan view of the ringl at the open end of the bottle or tube, showing the manner of forming' the tong'ues. Fig. 4 is a modification.

Similar' letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views of the drawings.

In carrying out my invention I employ in the first instance a paper tube A and close one end of the same by means of a sheet-metal flanged disk B, which latter is forced into the end of the tube,with the flange projecting outward, and the outer end of said [lange is turned or spun over the edge of the tube to assist in holding said disk in place and provide a closer joint, it being understood that by forcing the flanged disk into the end ofthe tube it will hold by frictional engagement and such eng'agemcnt will be reinforced by turning the flange over the end of the tube. The other end of the tube A is provided with a flanged ring C, of sheet metal, secured to the tube, preferably in the saine manner as the disk B-that is to say, the outer edge of the ring is turned or spun over the end of the tube. This ring provides a mouth for the bottle or tube, and the inwardly-projecting flange c, at the inner end thereof, forms a seat for the disk or closure D, hereinafter described. The bottle or tube so constructed when intended as a receptacle for milk or other liquids is then dipped in parai'iin to coat the inner and outer surfaces of the paper tube, and thereby render the same impervious to the liquid. In some instances the inner surface only may be coated with paraffin.

The disk or closure D is preferably made up from a sheet of paper folded upon itself in opposite directions to provide a folded edge (Z, located within the periphery of the disk and by which the disk may be grasped in romoving the same, as fully set forth and described in my application for patent filed May 1A, 1903, Serial No. 157,154. This disk or closure is -of such size as to lit snugly within the ring' C and rest upon the Harige or seat c thereof; and for the purpose of holdingsaid disk or closure in place I. purpose to provide the said ring with tong'ues c', adapted to be bent down upon the aforesaid disk or closure. These tongues are struck from the stock from which the iianged ring` is formed, being left in cutting' out the central portion of the iiang'ed ring, as shown in Fig. 3, are then bent back under the flange and over the outer side of the ring' proper, and then downward to lie against the outer side of the tube, the spun portion of the ring overlying' the tongue, thus leavingl a projecting portion or tongue of such length that it may be bent over to engage the disk or closure.

The use of the device for delivering milk is obvious, for after the bott-le or tube is filled through the mouth the disk or closure D is inserted therein, resting against the seat c, after which the tongues c are bent over to engage the disk or closure and hold it in place. I

The device can be used in dispensing other liquids or as a receptacle for coffee, spices, 86e. It may be also used as a mailing-tube.

'In the modiiication shown in Fig. l the tongues c are separate from the flanged ring f, but are applied to the tube in practically the same manner as in the other figures of the drawings. I

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tube or bottle comprising a paper tube closed at its lower end and provided at its upper end with a ring let into the same and having an inwardly-projecting annular flange at its lower edge forming an internal seat, and tongues bent back under the liange and over the outer side of the ring, together with a disk fitting into the ring against the flange andfwith which the free ends of the tongues are adapted to engage.

2. A tube or bottle, comprising a paper tube closed at one end and at the other end provided with a flanged ring having tongues formed in removing the central portion of the flanged ring, Said tongues being bent back under the iange and over the outer side of the ring tovprovide free projecting portions, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES o. KiMsEY.

Witnesses:

E. W. OMENSETTER, HORACE S. BEALL. 

